work-shy

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwork-shyˈwork-shy adjectiveLAZYsomeone who is work-shy tries to avoid working because they do not like it syn lazy

Examples from the Corpus

work-shy• It is very hard for me to bear because my employer and even my own family think I am just being work-shy.• Most of them are idle, work-shy, good-for-nothing.From Longman Business Dictionarywork-shyˈwork-shy adjective British English disapprovinglazy and not wanting to workThe minister was criticized for branding the young unemployed as work-shy.